Methadone Maintenance - Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centers - Bel Alton, MD.

Methadone maintenance is a method of treatment for clients in Bel Alton who are dependent on heroin or prescription pain killers. This type of treatment has been in existence for a very long time, and the general concept is that clients are no longer wrapped up in the drug seeking behavior that was caused by their addiction since the methadone that they are being administered satisfies cravings and prevents withdrawal symptoms. Like heroin, methadone is a full opioid agonist which stimulates the same receptors in the brain as heroin. This is what makes methadone so powerful as a substitute for heroin and other prescription opioids.

People involved in methadone maintenance therapy must dose every day to avoid withdrawal from the methadone itself. This can be financially and logistically difficult, but some people find it a better choice than a heroin addiction. However, someone starting on methadone maintenance therapy ought to know that methadone detoxification is known to be way more challenging than even heroin detoxification and withdrawal. Once on a moderate dosage of methadone, there are many detox facilities that won't even take methadone maintenance clients considering detox can be very challenging and rates of relapse are considerably high.

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